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 1924 - 2011 (86 years)
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| Name |
Rex Owen LEWIS |
| Born |
15 Dec 1924 |
near Oxford, NE  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
8 Sep 2011 |
Fresno, CA |
| Notes |
- Rex Owen Lewis passed away September 8, 2011. He was born on December 15, 1924 on his grandparents' farm just outside Oxford Nebraska, to Leslie and Effie (Deats) Lewis, Rex was the third of four children. After WWII, Rex received his B.A. from the Univ. of Nebraska at Lincoln. He moved to California and received his Masters degrees from USC.
Rex moved to Visalia in 1960 and spent the next three decades teaching in the Business Education department of the College of the Sequoias.
He is survived by his son, Tom (Florence) Lewis of Martinez, CA, daughters Arleen (Will) Halvorson of Alachua, Florida, Deanna (Michael) Mast of Merced, Rebecca (Rick Maykoski) Lewis of Bakersfield, Barbara(Erik Olson) Lewis of Eureka, Carrie Lewis of Visalia, step-daughter Ronalie (Derek Wall) Buenafe of Visalia and numerous grand and great grandchildren.
There will be a memorial service and luncheon on Wed., September 14 at noon in the social hall of the Landmark Missionary Baptist Church.
- In WWII his rank was EM3c, or Electrician's Mate 3rd class. He was a teletype operator on Saipan.
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| Person ID |
I13 |
Maykoski and Lewis |
| Last Modified |
6 Jul 2021 |
| Father |
Leslie Owen (Skeet) LEWIS, b. 31 Dec 1896, Gosper Co., NE , d. 26 Feb 1969, Oakland, CA (Age 72 years) |
| Mother |
Effie Lillian DEATS, b. 8 Dec 1899, Deatsville, KY , d. 3 May 1978, Martinez, CA (Age 78 years) |
| Married |
21 Jan 1917 |
Oxford, NE |
| Divorced |
1941 |
| Family ID |
F84 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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